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| What four questions should be asked when reviewing a print source? |
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Does the author have expertise to write on this topic?
Is the information in this source up to date?
Does the publisher affect the information in the source?
Is this source appropriate for your research? |
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| When asking if a print source is up to date, what two fields that are always changing should be kept in mind? |
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| When reviewing on online source, what four questions should be asked to see if it's reliable? |
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Is it credible?
Is it accurate?
Is it timely?
Is it objective? |
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| When reviewing an online source, What questions could also lye under the question "Is it credible?" |
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Is the author clearly identified?
Is it linked to any organization or any other site that could lend some credibility to what the author is saying? |
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| When reviewing an online source, What questions could also lye under the question "Is it accurate?" |
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Are there grammatical errors?
Can factual information be verified? |
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| When reviewing an online source, What questions could also lye under the question "Is it timely?" |
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When was it published?
How often is it updated? |
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| When reviewing an online source, What questions could also lye under the question "Is it objective?" |
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| Is it a satirical website? |
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| What does it mean to paraphrase? |
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| to write a statement in your own words |
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your own rendition of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form
one legitimate way to borrow from a source
a more detailed restatement than a summary |
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| Paraphrasing is a valuable skill because... |
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it is better than quoting information from an undistinguished passage
it helps you control the temptation to quote too much
the mental process required for successful paraphrasing helps you to rasp the full meaning of the original |
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| What are the 6 steps to effective paraphrasing? |
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reread the original passage until you understand the full meaning
set the original aside and write your paraphrase on a notecard
Jot down a few words below paraphrase to remind you later how to envision using this material. at top of note card, write a key word or phrase to indicate the subject of your paraphrase
check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form
use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source
record the source on your note card so that you can credit it easily if you decide to incorporate the material into your paper |
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| What is a thesis statement? |
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a road map for the paper
directly answers the question asked
makes a claim that others may dispute |
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| How do I know if my thesis is strong? |
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Do I answer the question?
Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose?
Is my thesis statement broadly specific enough?
Does my thesis statement pass the "So what" test?
does my essay support my thesis specifically and without wandering?
does my thesis pass the "how and why?" test? |
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takes some sort of stand
justifies discussion
expresses one main idea
is broadly specific |
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| How do you use an in text citation for a book? |
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| How do you use an in text citation for an online source? (no page numbers) |
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| How do you do a works cited page for a book? |
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| Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format. |
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| How do you do a works cited for a web page? |
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| Author. "Title of Page." Title of Web Site. Publisher or Sponsor. Date of Publication. Format. Date of Access. |
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| What is the purpose of a research paper? |
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explore an idea, probe an idea, solve a problem, make an argument
use materials beyond personal resources
presentation of student research that may be printed, electronic |
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| What are the two types of research? |
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| What is primary research? |
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| study of a subject through firsthand knowledge |
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| What is secondary research? |
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| examination of studies that other researchers have made of a subject |
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| What are some examples of primary research? |
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analyzing literary or historical text
film
performance |
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| what are some examples of secondary research? |
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| articles of books, literary works, scinetific debates |
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| What does research help you validate? |
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| thoughts and ideas, it also may challenge them |
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| research most importantly helps "______ ___ ______" |
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| The main purpose of doing research |
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| "not to summarize the work of others, but to assimilate and to build on it and to arrive at your own understanding of the subject." |
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